What the action involves
This supplemental action’s aim is that no fertilisers or manures are applied on arable land or permanent grassland.
The purpose of this is to reduce the risk of nitrate loss into ground and surface water.
What you must do
You must not apply any fertilisers or manures on the land entered into this supplemental action.
How to do this action
It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you:
- follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’
- do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim
When to do it
You must do this supplemental action from its start date, throughout each year of its duration.
Evidence to keep
and associated invoices Other actions or options you can do Added ‘your selected’ in relation the base action on the same area
SFI actions for organic farming
The same action appears in the other schemes under a different code. The work is broadly the same; the rate and the length of the commitment are not.
- CS Higher Tier — CSW14: £156 per hectare per year, over 5 years
Where you can do it
You can only do this supplemental action on eligible land that’s entered into one of the following base actions:
- WBD4: Arable reversion to grassland with low fertiliser input
- WBD5: Manage intensive grassland adjacent to a watercourse
You cannot do this supplemental action on land that’s already entered into equivalent base actions in a Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement. This includes:
- SW7: Arable reversion to grassland with low fertiliser input
- SW8: Management of intensive grassland adjacent to a watercourse
Eligible land
Same as your selected base action.
Protected land
Same as your selected base action.
Available area
Same as your selected base action.
Rotational or static
Same as your selected base action.